Thanks for Who’s Who group in Google Groups Budget - coming together Testing - discussion of issues/experiences. Lannon says “knowledge management” is important. He proposes Google Groups as a method. To-Do: Important to record problems/solutions from this year to help with future testing.
Harmony
Inspiration
Service
Systems
Design
People
Group activity - look at four descriptor areas. Which one is primary fit for you? Discuss with others in your group;
Values and Expectations
professionalism
leadership
empowerment
ingenuity
sensitivity
measurement - as a result of ... (if we do something, what is the result? not just how people feel about us, but do we have measurable results to show?
resourcefulness
responsibility
responsiveness
collaboration
communication
connectedness
Focus areas:
TA TEKS - K-8 new for 2012-13. Get in and make something happen. All of us need to have the same education and background.
PROC 2014 - proclamation 2014 is legal code that lets us adopt science, math, technology. We will be reviewing instructional materials for adoption. April 2014 orders input and then received by July 2014.
Prof Dev - Lot of discussion coming
Best practices - curating best practices
Blended learning - flipped learning
digital learning environments
BYOD
STEM
Project based learning
College and career ready
2. Celebrations (Robert) McNeil has water! Testing can continue as required. Chandler Oaks and Caldwell got IB certifications. Leslie got Google certification. Pictures from Celebration of Families on March 23. Deer Park - Tx middle school to watch and now National middle school to watch. Robert/Jeff presenting with Mandy Estes at ASCD in June: The Perfect Marriage
3. Instructional Technology yearly accomplishments (Section 7) - Table Activity --- What fits in to this category for you - Share out Lannon says to attach these phrases to section 7:
as a result of
in such a way that
4. Final Evaluation Dates and Sign Up (Jeff) To-Do: -- all self eval is due by May 1st To-Do:-- sign up form __Sign Up Here - 45 Min Slots__
5. Budget deadlines (Lannon) .....PO's for Capital Outlay (6395) April 30 .....Warehouse Requisitions - June 6 .....Sub Reimbursement and AFDs (Current posted: \\grab\stuff\Documentation\Sub_Reimbursement_for_Tech_Training\2012-2013_Sub_Reimbursement
To-Do: Double check sub reimbursement spreadsheet and make sure all sub forms are entered properly. Also, let Robert know if you are finished with training.
6. Budget Input (Lannon) $100,000 for our department - discretionary spending to support our campus goals Projections are due soon. Understand that if we want money for new things, then something else will get less money. Lannon says public money should be transparent. The money should be allocated via a plan. Money has been spent on:
Ryan Smith - director of professional development- in charge of summer PD April 19 - submissions to present are due - link is on PD wiki for submissions District-wide initiatives
SharpSchool - new Content Management System - every campus web page will be moved to new system; teachers can also create web pages using this system.
Google
Think Through Math
iStation
TA TEKS
high school 1:1 initiative
other
Challenge - two work weeks to make a PD spreadsheet and input info for tech PD To-Do: Email suggestions for PD to Donna Owen, Robin Young , Shannon Sieber and Brandie Cain-Heard. They will collect ideas/presenters/ and work on schedule.
8. MFP Update - Prompted by a gap in training and information since the initial roll out - It was decided to do a one hour refresher/update training in August 2013 - There will be 2 sessions [elem and secondary] - ITSs are asked to submit questions, comments, concerns starting ASAP to help the trainers create a meaningful training time.
To-Do: There will be refresher training in August for MFP - submit questions/problems that we have experienced. ITS input only on form.
9. Robotics Showcase on April 30th [update] - Shannon S and Robert H more casual this year. No speaker. 6-7 campuses participating. S’more invitation. certificates for volunteers. Robert Heard send Sumo Bots info. Signs on tables and kids set up robots to show off. Just a chance to show parents what they have done. Acknowledge robotics volunteers for their help. Linda N. will create certificates for volunteers.
10. STaR Chart To-Do: - All campus is due April 5th or as soon as possible. System is broken right now. Jeff says - if just a few incomplete, make them inactive and submit campus form. More info coming about whether or not there is a principal part that needs to be submitted.
To-Do - check the list that Lannon will email to make sure your years are correct.
13.MARK G Update:
Distribution of paper copies of Tech Updates and Fidelity of Implementation. Mark said he would share digital copies of paperwork. Jennifer Adams assisted with presentation and will email refresh schedules for teacher PCs and laptop carts. 2013-14 is really small, 2014-15 is really big.
Elementary schools will get wireless access points in every room and will also add a network drop in every room so projectors can be controlled remotely. Brent is visiting schools to make plans for this now.
School Messenger - district call-out for emergencies and also allows principals to do call-outs via phone, text, or email. Principal may select 2 additional people to participate in this besides him/herself.
Sharpschool Content Management System - integrated district, campus, and classroom web sites. Also provides intranet. Again, what content do we want staff to internally access? Planning is just beginning. Migration of district content as well as campus content is necessary. Complex, complicated project - original deadline of June 1 will probably be July 1. Will need to choose logos and campus content. More info to be shared after next week’s meeting. Sharpschool is for ITS at campus level and teacher level. Mark wants district/campus web sites to be migrated first and be looking good.
Assume that ITSs will still train Sharpschool in June. We will have practice site to train with.
Symantec Antivirus - Chris Melton tried to upgrade to new system and problems were created. V 11 had to be configured exactly like v12. Everyone will be up to date in a few weeks.
Bandwidth - 600 mb until July/August - then 2 gb. We are paying $26,000 per month plus penalty for going over. Mark wants committee to look at bandwidth utilization and come up with solutions. Pandora/iHeart/YouTube take up more than half of our bandwidth. When testing ends, bandwidth goes way up.
Steering committees to be formed for hardware/software and policies: Mark wants folks to look at standards for hardware/software/staff dev./policies & procedures. Membership will be 1/2 campus based, 1/2 district based. Standing committee will meet often and regularly. Mark wants decisions to be made based on group approach.
32,000 computers in RRISD. Enterprise solutions required for district this large. Mark is negotiating with Dell on pricing and standards, and so far price reductions seem to be available. Smaller carts that hold more laptops are possible (In the works - 36 laptops for same price that we have been paying for 24). Monitoring netbooks over time - they may need to be replaced sooner if they do not last as long as laptops.
Server virtualization - easier to manage and support. RRISD has 270 servers and 3 SANS that need to be consolidated - difficult to manage and support, costly to maintain. Will be looking at software on campus servers - some may not work with server virtualization.
More collaboration needed within district for software choices. What software programs are most critical? What do teachers need to use these programs with their students? Think of this as an opportunity to move toward district-wide software solutions. Examples - IXL is drill / practice that evaluates student level and provides practice that meets student needs. Kid Pix 3D is being piloted at Great Oaks and teachers really like it. They want it on their teacher PCs.
Microsoft Enterprise Solutions - cost of $250,000 per year but allows upgrades to latest OS and Office. Will probably replace Symantec and Altiris. Decision was made to work toward Office 2010 implementation in RRISD. Will also require training for teachers. RRISD in 3 year agreement with Symantec, so that change will be longer in coming. Elementary microscopes and software deployment - not Enterprise solution, so hands-on installation required. We need to spend more time on good software selection and professional development for teachers.Mark says professional development is the key! Easy to buy things but harder to get teachers to use it.
Atomic Learning - online PD that is very good - Mark says valuable resource for both teachers and students, and home license allows parents to use it, too. Also need to figure out how this integrates with eCampus - teachers need PD credit for time worked on Atomic Learning.
Fidelity of Implementation - Mark’s handout. Whatever you do, do it well!
If one of our objectives is for students to master TA_TEKS, what programs facilitate this?
See what vendor recommends about usage and manage data to track progress. (iStation and Think Through Math)
Like pieces to a puzzle - all items have to fit together. How does Google Apps line up with curriculum and how do we implement with fidelity?
Mark wants committee to make decisions that affect equity within district - not just make arbitrary decisions about who gets more stuff.
Re: Mark’s visit with Carlyn Gray, library director -
How are Region 13 virtual field trips being used at our campuses? This is distance learning and kids take electronic field trips. Google Hangouts can do scaled down version of distance learning. Many ITSs were not aware of this resource.
Discovery Education - ITSs said this is used heavily and found in ARRC.
Google accounts questions - Someone asked about when elementary / middle students will get Google accounts. Mark talked about need to monitor to protect grades 3-8. Gaggle can be used for monitoring - it integrates with Google and provides human monitoring for language / bullying / etc. and adults are notified.
Google Apps - what should be turned on for what levels? To-Do: Contact Robert/Jeff about desire to provide input on Google Apps. Committee in Abilene decided to give students unfiltered access to Google, so that students can be taught responsibility.
Mark says role of ITS is lifeblood for getting technology used on campus (he created Northside ISD model). Troubleshooting, modeling, teaching. 13. Updates/Announcements
To-Do: TheTeacherToolkit.com - free resource that helps with strategies, activities, classroom management, instructional ideas, etc. Share info about this site with teachers.
SharpSchool is vendor selected for content management. Committee that looked at CMS systems chose this one as the best. Angie asked about strengths that were part of the system, so we can use this to sell. More info will be provided. Phase in - 4 pieces
intranet - get input from everyone about what needs to be on intranet. To-Do: What goes on employee portal - intranet? Start a list and get ready to share.
district web site - 11,000 files and 8,000 pages
campus web sites - “nifty” templates to choose from for campus web sites. What goes into new sites? They sent spreadsheet for what info needs to get transferred - lots of planning to do.
teacher web sites - now TeacherWeb, Google sites, and others. Most teachers will be asked to “start over” with new site. Vickie question - what if teachers want to pay for their own TeacherWeb? Lannon says it is basically a campus-based decision. Campus principals will be asked to set a campus expectation for teacher sites. TeacherWeb is not really a viable option anymore, since they were bought out.
What is the best way for us to determine what stays and what goes for campus web sites? Teacher web sites? Brainstorm ideas for what really belongs on a web site. What will it be used for? What content is required? For campus web site, there is a really structured guide for what needs to go on web site.
To-Do:Go ahead and begin communicating with staff about end of TeacherWeb. Use Michele’s plan below for getting info from TeacherWeb:
save docs in another accessible place
save links
take screen shots of what pages look like
build document that says what you really want to have on a web page for your classes
Training - large amount of money will be spend on training us. Two days for us - campus webmaster/trainer of trainers. When? No dates yet. Maximum of 50 people per session. We will teach teachers on our campus. Also online training modules that are “mostly good.” Another training will be held for district web masters for departmental web sites.
June (dates?) - Teacher Academy for SharpSchool training. 8 straight days of training for teachers on SharpSchool. 12 of us will do training for district teachers. 6 labs at SPHS. Structured time to build web sites for teachers. Also two days in July-August in PD training. Length of training? 1/2 day or whole day? Extra duty pay covers prep time for June SharpSchool training and prep and teaching of classes.
Swivl - 10 little devices that act like a camera person - allows camera to follow presenters around and videotape them. - check out from Ryan Smith and start using them. Learn more here: http://www.swivl.com/
PIZZA Lunch
Afternoon Learning Topics Session 1: 1 pm -2 pm
End of Year Procedures (esp. for new to RRISD)
Moodle 2 Demo
How I use my Tablet
Branding our Work ( cheat sheets, twitter has tags, teacher Guides, Etc.)
Session 2: 2:05 - 3:05 pm
Goals and PD needs for 13-14
Google Ninja Program
On-Boarding for Elem Newbies
Work/collaborate on preparing for EOY evaluations, getting it right blog, web page updates, etc.
Thanks for Who’s Who group in Google Groups
Budget - coming together
Testing - discussion of issues/experiences. Lannon says “knowledge management” is important. He proposes Google Groups as a method.
To-Do: Important to record problems/solutions from this year to help with future testing.
Group activity - look at four descriptor areas. Which one is primary fit for you? Discuss with others in your group;
Values and Expectations
Focus areas:
2. Celebrations (Robert)
McNeil has water! Testing can continue as required.
Chandler Oaks and Caldwell got IB certifications.
Leslie got Google certification.
Pictures from Celebration of Families on March 23.
Deer Park - Tx middle school to watch and now National middle school to watch.
Robert/Jeff presenting with Mandy Estes at ASCD in June: The Perfect Marriage
3. Instructional Technology yearly accomplishments (Section 7)
- Table Activity --- What fits in to this category for you
- Share out
Lannon says to attach these phrases to section 7:
4. Final Evaluation Dates and Sign Up (Jeff)
To-Do: -- all self eval is due by May 1st
To-Do: -- sign up form
__Sign Up Here - 45 Min Slots__
5. Budget deadlines (Lannon)
.....PO's for Capital Outlay (6395) April 30
.....Warehouse Requisitions - June 6
.....Sub Reimbursement and AFDs (Current posted: \\grab\stuff\Documentation\Sub_Reimbursement_for_Tech_Training\2012-2013_Sub_Reimbursement
To-Do: Double check sub reimbursement spreadsheet and make sure all sub forms are entered properly. Also, let Robert know if you are finished with training.
6. Budget Input (Lannon)
$100,000 for our department - discretionary spending to support our campus goals
Projections are due soon. Understand that if we want money for new things, then something else will get less money.
Lannon says public money should be transparent. The money should be allocated via a plan.
Money has been spent on:
7. Summer PD
http://rrisdsummerpd.blogspot.com/
https://docs.google.com/a/roundrockisd.org/forms/d/1drFAIEGnxQ0lURcRBIr86nRn47YztOxF9Q1jOJHmwDo/viewform
- Dates
- Expectations
Ryan Smith - director of professional development- in charge of summer PD
April 19 - submissions to present are due - link is on PD wiki for submissions
District-wide initiatives
Challenge - two work weeks to make a PD spreadsheet and input info for tech PD
To-Do: Email suggestions for PD to Donna Owen, Robin Young , Shannon Sieber and Brandie Cain-Heard. They will collect ideas/presenters/ and work on schedule.
8. MFP Update
- Prompted by a gap in training and information since the initial roll out
- It was decided to do a one hour refresher/update training in August 2013
- There will be 2 sessions [elem and secondary]
- ITSs are asked to submit questions, comments, concerns starting ASAP to help the trainers create a meaningful training time.
To-Do: There will be refresher training in August for MFP - submit questions/problems that we have experienced. ITS input only on form.
9. Robotics Showcase on April 30th [update]
- Shannon S and Robert H
more casual this year. No speaker. 6-7 campuses participating. S’more invitation. certificates for volunteers. Robert Heard send Sumo Bots info.
Signs on tables and kids set up robots to show off.
Just a chance to show parents what they have done.
Acknowledge robotics volunteers for their help. Linda N. will create certificates for volunteers.
10. STaR Chart
To-Do: - All campus is due April 5th or as soon as possible.
System is broken right now. Jeff says - if just a few incomplete, make them inactive and submit campus form. More info coming about whether or not there is a principal part that needs to be submitted.
11. Service Calendar
- __https://www.roundrockisd.org/modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=43558__
12. ITS_2013 Emp Service Years List
To-Do - check the list that Lannon will email to make sure your years are correct.
13.MARK G Update:
Distribution of paper copies of Tech Updates and Fidelity of Implementation. Mark said he would share digital copies of paperwork.
Jennifer Adams assisted with presentation and will email refresh schedules for teacher PCs and laptop carts. 2013-14 is really small, 2014-15 is really big.
Elementary schools will get wireless access points in every room and will also add a network drop in every room so projectors can be controlled remotely. Brent is visiting schools to make plans for this now.
School Messenger - district call-out for emergencies and also allows principals to do call-outs via phone, text, or email. Principal may select 2 additional people to participate in this besides him/herself.
Sharpschool Content Management System - integrated district, campus, and classroom web sites. Also provides intranet. Again, what content do we want staff to internally access? Planning is just beginning. Migration of district content as well as campus content is necessary. Complex, complicated project - original deadline of June 1 will probably be July 1. Will need to choose logos and campus content. More info to be shared after next week’s meeting. Sharpschool is for ITS at campus level and teacher level. Mark wants district/campus web sites to be migrated first and be looking good.
Assume that ITSs will still train Sharpschool in June. We will have practice site to train with.
Symantec Antivirus - Chris Melton tried to upgrade to new system and problems were created. V 11 had to be configured exactly like v12. Everyone will be up to date in a few weeks.
Bandwidth - 600 mb until July/August - then 2 gb. We are paying $26,000 per month plus penalty for going over. Mark wants committee to look at bandwidth utilization and come up with solutions. Pandora/iHeart/YouTube take up more than half of our bandwidth. When testing ends, bandwidth goes way up.
Steering committees to be formed for hardware/software and policies: Mark wants folks to look at standards for hardware/software/staff dev./policies & procedures. Membership will be 1/2 campus based, 1/2 district based. Standing committee will meet often and regularly. Mark wants decisions to be made based on group approach.
32,000 computers in RRISD. Enterprise solutions required for district this large. Mark is negotiating with Dell on pricing and standards, and so far price reductions seem to be available. Smaller carts that hold more laptops are possible (In the works - 36 laptops for same price that we have been paying for 24). Monitoring netbooks over time - they may need to be replaced sooner if they do not last as long as laptops.
Server virtualization - easier to manage and support. RRISD has 270 servers and 3 SANS that need to be consolidated - difficult to manage and support, costly to maintain. Will be looking at software on campus servers - some may not work with server virtualization.
More collaboration needed within district for software choices. What software programs are most critical? What do teachers need to use these programs with their students? Think of this as an opportunity to move toward district-wide software solutions. Examples - IXL is drill / practice that evaluates student level and provides practice that meets student needs. Kid Pix 3D is being piloted at Great Oaks and teachers really like it. They want it on their teacher PCs.
Microsoft Enterprise Solutions - cost of $250,000 per year but allows upgrades to latest OS and Office. Will probably replace Symantec and Altiris. Decision was made to work toward Office 2010 implementation in RRISD. Will also require training for teachers. RRISD in 3 year agreement with Symantec, so that change will be longer in coming. Elementary microscopes and software deployment - not Enterprise solution, so hands-on installation required.
We need to spend more time on good software selection and professional development for teachers.Mark says professional development is the key! Easy to buy things but harder to get teachers to use it.
Atomic Learning - online PD that is very good - Mark says valuable resource for both teachers and students, and home license allows parents to use it, too. Also need to figure out how this integrates with eCampus - teachers need PD credit for time worked on Atomic Learning.
Fidelity of Implementation - Mark’s handout. Whatever you do, do it well!
Mark wants committee to make decisions that affect equity within district - not just make arbitrary decisions about who gets more stuff.
Re: Mark’s visit with Carlyn Gray, library director -
Google accounts questions - Someone asked about when elementary / middle students will get Google accounts. Mark talked about need to monitor to protect grades 3-8. Gaggle can be used for monitoring - it integrates with Google and provides human monitoring for language / bullying / etc. and adults are notified.
Google Apps - what should be turned on for what levels?
To-Do: Contact Robert/Jeff about desire to provide input on Google Apps. Committee in Abilene decided to give students unfiltered access to Google, so that students can be taught responsibility.
Mark says role of ITS is lifeblood for getting technology used on campus (he created Northside ISD model). Troubleshooting, modeling, teaching.
13. Updates/Announcements
To-Do: TheTeacherToolkit.com - free resource that helps with strategies, activities, classroom management, instructional ideas, etc. Share info about this site with teachers.
SharpSchool is vendor selected for content management. Committee that looked at CMS systems chose this one as the best. Angie asked about strengths that were part of the system, so we can use this to sell. More info will be provided. Phase in - 4 pieces
To-Do: What goes on employee portal - intranet? Start a list and get ready to share.
Baltimore transitioned 167 schools in 3 months. Gregory-Portland ISD uses Sharp School.
What is the best way for us to determine what stays and what goes for campus web sites? Teacher web sites? Brainstorm ideas for what really belongs on a web site. What will it be used for? What content is required? For campus web site, there is a really structured guide for what needs to go on web site.
To-Do:Go ahead and begin communicating with staff about end of TeacherWeb. Use Michele’s plan below for getting info from TeacherWeb:
Training - large amount of money will be spend on training us. Two days for us - campus webmaster/trainer of trainers. When? No dates yet. Maximum of 50 people per session. We will teach teachers on our campus. Also online training modules that are “mostly good.” Another training will be held for district web masters for departmental web sites.
June (dates?) - Teacher Academy for SharpSchool training. 8 straight days of training for teachers on SharpSchool. 12 of us will do training for district teachers. 6 labs at SPHS. Structured time to build web sites for teachers. Also two days in July-August in PD training. Length of training? 1/2 day or whole day? Extra duty pay covers prep time for June SharpSchool training and prep and teaching of classes.
Swivl - 10 little devices that act like a camera person - allows camera to follow presenters around and videotape them. - check out from Ryan Smith and start using them.
Learn more here:
http://www.swivl.com/
PIZZA Lunch
Afternoon Learning Topics
Session 1: 1 pm -2 pm
Session 2: 2:05 - 3:05 pm
Wrap-up and debrief.